Charles Koppelman

Charles Koppelman
Born	March 30, 1940 (1940-03-30) (age 71) Brooklyn, New York Grew up in Laurelton, NY
Occupation	Chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
Children	Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, Stacy Koppelman Fritz and Brian Koppelman
Notes Charles was given his break by a generous Uncle and Aunt, Leon and Sara Koppelman, who gave him the first money to get into the publishing business on his own with Don Rubin.

Charles Koppelman (born March 30, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is the chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia,^[1] and was Martha Stewart's right-hand man on NBC's The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in 2005.^[2]

Career

Koppelman had previously been CEO of EMI Music. Earlier, he headed a music publishing and production company known as The Entertainment Company.^[3][4]

On The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, he held an unlit cigar, because a few years prior to the show he had given up smoking cigars but still enjoyed chewing them (he liked the tobacco taste).^{[citation needed]}

He was a member of the musical group The Ivy Three which had a novelty hit in 1960 titled "Yogi."^[3]

Personal life

His daughter, Jennifer Koppelman Hutt, hosts a Sirius Satellite Radio show called Whatever with Alexis and Jennifer alongside Alexis Stewart (Martha's daughter).^{[citation needed]}

His son is screenwriter Brian Koppelman, whose credits include Rounders, Knockaround Guys, Runaway Jury, Ocean's Thirteen, and the television series Tilt.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ Paul Bond (4 November 2010). "Crown Media Reverses Losses in Q3". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/crown-media-reverses-losses-q3-35815. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
2. ^ Johnnie L. Roberts (26 September 2005). "A Breakout Act". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2005-11-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20051101041850/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9379671/site/newsweek/. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Sherry Beck Paprocki (2009). Martha Stewart: Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Infobase Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 9781604130836. http://books.google.com/books?id=TEsQTvnHtfAC&pg=PA88&dq=%22Charles+Koppelman%22+%22yogi%22&hl=en&ei=LlXtTOrdApD0tgOj45zJDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Charles%20Koppelman%22%20%22yogi%22&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
4. ^ Hilburn, Robert (22 September 1985). "The long and winding road". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/music/la-et-hilburn-michael-jackson-sep22,0,540678,full.story. 

External links

• A Breakout Act: For decades, Charles Koppelman has worked showbiz magic behind the scenes. Now, with Martha, he's going prime time.
• Cigar Aficionado interview. 1 September 1993.

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Date of birth	March 30, 1940
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York Grew up in Laurelton, NY
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